Luscombe 8A N45452
8 March 1974 · Blountstown, Florida, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 8 March 1974 at about 14:10 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N45452 was involved in an accident during in flight near Blountstown, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Blountstown, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Blountstown
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8A
- Registration
- N45452
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Marianna, Fla
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0551
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED CORRODED AND WORN.PLT ENTRD A STEEP L TURN TOWARD THE ARPT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 1974 | Luscombe 8E | Bellevue, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 1974 | Luscombe 8E | Garrettsvl, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jan 1974 | Luscombe 8A | Jacksonville, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 1974 | Luscombe 8F | Block Island, Rhode Island, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1974 | Luscombe 8A | Marlton, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 1974 | Luscombe 8A | White Cloud, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 1974 | Aeronca 7BCM | Arboles, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1974 | Piper PA-18 | Joliet, Illinois, United States | Joliet Municip | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1974 | Cessna 172 | Ely, Minnesota, United States | Wilderness WIN | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1974 | Bell 47G-2 | Seward, Alaska, United States | Heli-Lift, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
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| 4 May 1974 | Cessna 206 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |